Fence-post.



PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

:7. H. NORRIS,

FENCE POST.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY a, 1907.

avwentoz Jase/ah H. Norris.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. NORRIS, OF SOUTH WHITLEY, INDIANA.

FENCE-POST.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. NORRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at South Whitley, in the county of Whitley, State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fence posts andit has particular reference to a monolithic structure, in whichfastening staples for the strands of the fence wire are molded into thepost, and in which keys are employed to cooperate with said staples inholding the wires.

In connection with the fence post constructed generally as abovedescribed, the invention aims as a primary object to provide a novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, the details of whichwill appear in the course of the following description in whichreference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, like characters of reference designating similar parts,throughout theseveral views, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the manner of use of a fence postconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is asection on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailed view of thelocking key.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates the posts and thenumeral 2, theparallel strands of the fence wire, the latter beingconnected and reinforced by vertical 'stay wires 3 articulated in anywell known manner.

Embedded in the posts 1 are staples 4, the bow shaped portions of whichproject beyond the front face of said posts. Keys 5 are passed throughthe alined bow shaped portions of the staples 4, and are arrangedvertically of the posts. The keys 5 at their upper ends are formed withhooks 6, which engage the uppermost staple as a hanger and along theirbody portion with sinuous Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 8, 1907.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Serial No. 382,647.

convolutions 7, to accommodate the strands 2. It will thus be seen thatthe staples 4 and the strands of wire 2 engage thealternatelconvolutions of the keys 5. This arrangement not onlyfacilitates the retention of the strands 2 against play or displacement,but it likewise serves to prevent surreptitious removal of the keys 5.Attention is directed to the fact the hooks 6 project at right angles tothe convolutions. By this arrangement the hooks prevent any rotation ofthe keys and thereby hold the same in operative position.

The invention is simple in its structural details, inexpensive tomanufacture and practical and efficient in use.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and efficientmeans are provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, butwhile the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to servethe functions set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may bemade in the proportions, shape and arrangement of the several parts,without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a fence structure of staples carried by saidstructure, and looking keys passing through said staples and formed.with convolutions to 'accommodate wire strands, each key having meanscontacting with the structure to prevent the rotation thereof.

2. The combination with a fence structure of staples carried by saidstructure, and looking keys assing through said staples and formed withconvolutions to accommodate wire strands, each key having an end formedinto a hook extending at right angles to theconvolutions and contactingwith the structure to prevent rotation of the keys.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH H. NORRIS. vWitnesses GEORGE W. BAIRD, WV. H. HARSHMAN.

